Balaji on Kalpa Vruksha Vahanam

Tirumala, Sept 24 :

On the fourth day of Srivari Brahmotsavam, Lord Venkateswara adorns the role of Kalpa Vruksha to bless his devotees with their sought after desires for which they vow to serve  and  worship him. He rides on the Kalpa Vruksha Vahanam and goes around the four mada streets around the temple giving darshan to thousands of people who come for witnessing the Srivari Brahmotsavam.

Legend says that Kalpa Vruksha was one of the elements which erupted when the Adisesha placed his vice grip on the Mandara Mountain where the Deva-Asuras tried to steal the Amrutam (celestial liquid). All those who took shelter under Kalpa Vruksha  did not have problems of starvation and poverty, says the classic  literature of  Srimad Bhagavatham.

The use of Kalpa Vruksha Vahanam by Lord Venkateswara also denotes the importance given to environment, greenery and promotion of forests and cleans and pollution free atmosphere even in the days of Vedas and mythology. Many  mythological literature  also  hail  Lord  Venkateswara as a ‘Kalpa Vruksha’ as  he  blessed every devotee  with boons sought by them, says  Ramana Dikshitulu, chief preist of  TTD. 

The Kalpa Vruksha  Vahanam of   Lord Venkateswara is  a magnificent sight of greenery as it is  adorned with  not only Kalpa Vruksha but also with the elements of  Kamadhenu and Chintamani who are also known  granting all boons to their devotees indicating that  he  was  embodiment of all the  three. The  TTD has  organized special seating arrangements along the four mada streets to enable thousands of people to sit around the temple and witness the  procession which lasted several hours  in the evenings of Brahmotsavam every day. The event is telecast  by the Sri Venkateswara Bhakti channel which has set up live coverage of the event with its state of art equipment to give a glimpse of the Brahmotsvam event to lakhs of devotees all over the world. The celestial  event is also web hosted  by  the  Sify.com  and  16frames.com 

D K Audikesavulu, Chiarman, TTDs, I Y R Krishna Rao, Executive Officer, A V Dharma Reddy, Spl Officer, P V S Ramakrishna, Chief  Vigilance and Security Officer, TTD Board Member  Alluru Subramanyam, Sri Gopalakrishna, DyEO, Sri Bhuman, SVETA Director and others took part.